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Judiciary and Executive: Courts & Masters, three opportunities

Judiciary and Executive: Courts & Masters, three opportunities

13 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

The Supreme Court of UK has itself dispensed with the traditional wig and gown subject to certain terms and conditions. In Australia, the court dress varies from state to state, from court to court and even within the same courtroom.
India that is Bharat

India that is Bharat

12 Jun 2020 03:54 AM IST

Shri Har Govind Pant was in favour of Bharatvarsha and was keen on doing away with India altogether since he felt that clinging to India was proof of the colonialised mindsets of those who were attached to it.
Sexual harassment at workplace: A critical analysis

Sexual harassment at workplace: A critical analysis

12 Jun 2020 03:51 AM IST

In 21st century India, with the adoption of Acts such The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, it has become imperative that the Legislature makes sexual harassment laws all-encompassing, gender-neutral and progressive.
Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half

Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half

11 Jun 2020 04:24 AM IST

Fali was her universe and she was his. They were a couple where the whole was larger than the sum total of its parts.
Bapsi Nariman, an author who popularised Parsi cuisine among many in North India

Bapsi Nariman, an author who popularised Parsi cuisine among many in North India

11 Jun 2020 04:23 AM IST

A Judge is known by his judgements, a lawyer by the cases he has argued and the writer by the books he has written. In that sense Bapsi Nariman left her imprints by the books on culinary gastronomy which she penned. Bapsi was the author of books like Traditional Parsi
Are your corporate policies updated for opening up post Covid lockdown?

Are your corporate policies updated for opening up post Covid lockdown?

10 Jun 2020 05:24 AM IST

The new normal has also meant increased use of personal devices and unsecured data networks by employeesas they work remotely. These factors have added a different dimension to companies’ data security needs.
Lessons for India from the US-France digital tax war

Lessons for India from the US-France digital tax war

10 Jun 2020 05:23 AM IST

When France imposed its 3% digital services tax on large US digitized businesses, the US trade representative responded by imposing additional duties of up to 100% tariffs on French products worth USD 2.4 billion
Suspension of initiation of corporate insolvency proceedings

Suspension of initiation of corporate insolvency proceedings

09 Jun 2020 05:05 AM IST

The introduction of new sub-section (3) to section 66 seems to be merely clarification based, and made by way of abundant caution for removal of doubts, as without it too the position of law would have been the same.
Treading a tightrope: The way forward for the virtual currency sector in India

Treading a tightrope: The way forward for the virtual currency sector in India

09 Jun 2020 05:04 AM IST

“When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar.” — George Westerman The aforementioned quote illustrates that unless implemented correctly, digital transformation can end up being a façade. The digital currency ecosystem in
Future Frame of Arbitration post COVID-19

Future Frame of Arbitration post COVID-19

08 Jun 2020 02:38 AM IST

It may be noted that even after getting no place in statutory provisions, Emergency Arbitration is trying to absorb its place in the rules and procedures of several arbitration institutions.
A Conspectus of the Indian Judicial Response to COVID-19

A Conspectus of the Indian Judicial Response to COVID-19

08 Jun 2020 02:34 AM IST

On 26 May 2020 a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan took note of the plight of migrant workers during the lockdown, which galvanized the judges to observe, ‘We take Suo Moto cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers’.
The Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure: Serious consequences of failure for Punjab National Bank, before the English Court

The Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure: Serious consequences of failure for Punjab National Bank, before the English Court

06 Jun 2020 03:08 AM IST

It is a basic principle of justice that a respondent to an application to court should have the opportunity to be heard by the court before the court makes any order. What may be less well understood is that there are equally situations where it is appropriate that the respondent
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